Sociology (SOC) at Northern Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
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- SOC 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SOC 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociology
- Introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology with attention to sociological theory, research methods, and the impact of social inequality. Examines a variety of topics such as culture, race, social class, gender, major social institutions and their role in contemporary society, and the processes of social change. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 211 - Cultural Anthropology
- Examines the origins, development, research, diversification and evolution of human cultures. Includes exposure to the variability of both Western and Non-Western aspects of culture. Provides an introduction to the nature of culture and its relationship to various social institutions and societies. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 212 - Principles of Anthropology II
- Inquires into the origins, development, and diversification of human biology and human cultures. Includes fossil records, physical origins of human development, human population genetics, linguistics, cultures' origins and variation, and historical and contemporary analysis of human societies. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 215 - Sociology of the Family
- Introduces tools to study family life through the sociological lens. Explores a variety of topics including various familial forms, divorce, and domestic violence.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 225 - Sociology of Gender
- Analyzes influence of major social institutions and socialization in shaping and changing sex roles in contemporary society. Examines differential access to positions of public power and authority for men and women.Lecture 3 hours, Total 3 hours per week
Prerequisite: Ability to read in English at the college level.3 credits - SOC 236 - Criminology
- Studies research and causal theories of criminal behavior. Examines crime statistics, crime victims, and types of criminal offenses. Introduces role of police, judicial and correctional system in treatment and punishment of offenders. Is also approved for ADJ Criminology.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 245 - Sociology of Aging
- Introduces study of aging with special emphasis on later stages of the life cycle. Includes theories of aging, historical and comparative settings, social policy, and future trends of aging.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 247 - Death and Dying
- Studies theoretical, practical, and historical aspects of death. Focuses upon student's own ideas, feeling, and attitudes toward death and dying and the significance and consequences of those attitudes.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: divisional approval.3 credits - SOC 266 - Race and Ethnicity
- Considers race and ethnicity as social constructs that deeply affect personal experience and social institutions. Examines the relationships of racial and ethnic groups with each other and with larger society including ideas of racial inequality both individually and systemically. Introduces significant theoretical approaches to the study of race and ethnicity.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 268 - Social Problems
- Introduces the fundamental concepts underlying social problems construction with attention to how these problems are defined, understood and arbitrated. Examines a variety of topics such as researching social problems and policymaking. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SOC 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SOC 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-6 credits - SOC 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SOC 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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